Avenida 2 in San Jose, Costa Rica will be a target of San Jose Posible. SAN JOSE, April 30 -- San José Posíble, a re-urbanization and beautification plan executed by San Jose’s two-time mayor Johnny Araya, will now include the construction of a Chinatown in downtown San Jose along the Paseo de los Estudiantes. The mayor, [...]

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Costa Rica to Limit Fishing in the Nicoya Peninsula for Mating Seasons. Starting this Thursday, fishing in the Gulf of Nicoya, which empties out to the Pacific Ocean, will be prohibited. The measure comes as an attempt by the Costa Rican Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture (Incopesca) to prevent the over exploitation of fish in the [...]

Filed under: Sports on April 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Costa Rican students in the street yesterday protesting lost classes. If the high school teachers of Costa Rica have taught their students one thing this semester, it is a mixture of abandonment and how to protest. After a teacher strike by the union Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Enseñanza (APSE) left hundreds of students without classes [...]

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Carlos Muñoz is the youngest Junior Surf Champion in Costa Rica. Months of consistent performances at all seven Costa Rica National Surf Circuit events finally paid off for Limon native Gilbert Brown this weekend at the Playa Hermosa Terrazas Reef Final. Brown finished with flying colors, by taking first place in the event and the entire [...]

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The Future of the Dollar Exchange Rate Not so Bleek. It's good news for some, disappointing news for others: Paula Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica's Central Bank, believes that the U.S. dollar will not continue to lose value against the Costa Rican colón. Gutiérrez's claim is backed by several facts, including fewer speculative capitals, a smaller [...]

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The Education Ministry finally appeased teachers in Costa Rica. Almost four weeks after the strike began, many teachers return to their classrooms today. An agreement between MEP (the Ministry of Education) and APSE ( the Association of Secondary Education Teachers) was reached at 3am on Thursday April 24, after weeks of striking.

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Pre-paid Cell Service for Costa Rica. ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electicidad or the Costa Rican Electricity Institute), the government institution currently with monopoly control over Costa Rica's telecommunications, announced that today, 2,000 never-activated GSM lines will go back into the pool of available phone lines.

Filed under: Travel on April 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Monkey Populations have declined in Costa Rica over the past decade. The Christian Science Monitor has revealed Costa Rica’s scandals to the U.S. readers, including the closure of the Allegro Papagayo Hotel and the contamination of the beach of Tamarindo, as well as the removal of the Ecological Blue Flag in a handful of the country’s [...]

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May Bugs Preparing their Invasion of Costa Rica. They are here, the May Bugs have come back again, invading our gardens, our homes and landing in our hair! These brown beetles, seemingly harmless, automatically react to the beginning of the rainy season by coming out of their dormant state. This happens every year around May when [...]

Filed under: Costa Rican Wildlife on April 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Arias Denies Political Asylum to Mario Uribe. Accused of seeking the support of right-wing paramilitaries in the 2002 elections, former Colombian senator Mario Uribe sought asylum from the Costa Rican government. On April 22, his request was denied. Mario Uribe is the cousin of current Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Along with about one third of the [...]

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